 |
| Campaigners on March for Homes on Shoreditch High Street in east London © Paul Coleman, London Intelligence 2015 |
 |
| Campaigners proclaim at Aldgate: 'This is the Beginning of the End of the Housing Crisis' © Paul Coleman, London Intelligence 2015 |
Chilling wind and persistent rain cannot stop an estimated 2,000 Londoners from rallying in east and south London and marching on City Hall (Saturday, 31 January 2015).
Marchers included council tenants and leaseholders, housing association tenants, private renters and their supporters.
Marchers included council tenants and leaseholders, housing association tenants, private renters and their supporters.
They demand an end to the demolition of council homes, the re-introduction of rent controls, and the mass building of new genuinely affordable and secure public housing.
They say council estate demolitions, unaffordable new homes, developer-led 'regeneration' schemes, and rising rents are forcing Londoners on average and lower incomes out of London.
They say council estate demolitions, unaffordable new homes, developer-led 'regeneration' schemes, and rising rents are forcing Londoners on average and lower incomes out of London.
Converging
One march rallies at Shoreditch Church in east London and the other from Elephant and Castle in south London.
Converging at Tower Bridge, they unite and rally at City Hall.
Afterwards, a contingent takes direct action by occupying empty homes, including at the Aylesbury Estate in Peckham - an estate being readied for demolition and redevelopment into luxury and 'affordable' homes in one of London's biggest phased 'regeneration' schemes.
 |
| Tenants and housing campaigners of all ages and backgrounds cross Tower Bridge © Paul Coleman, London Intelligence 2015 |
 |
| Tenants across London face eviction as rents rise relentlessly © Paul Coleman, London Intelligence 2015 |
 |
| Legendary East End anti-fascist campaigner Max Levitas rallies campaigners at Shoreditch Church © Paul Coleman, London Intelligence 2015 |
 |
| March for Homes campaigners - and a best friend - on Leman Street © Paul Coleman, London Intelligence 2015 |
 |
| Focus E15 campaigners, chiefly single mothers, fight to stay in council homes in Newham, east London © Paul Coleman, London Intelligence 2015 |
 |
| London's housing crisis: demolished council homes, unaffordable new homes and rising rents © Paul Coleman, London Intelligence 2015 |
 |
| An estimated 2,000 London tenants rally at City Hall © Paul Coleman, London Intelligence 2015 |
 |
| Lindsey Garrett, chair of New Era Tenants Association, that fought off US property company takeover of their homes © Paul Coleman, London Intelligence 2015 |
 |
| Residents say Lambeth Council is destroying a vibrant Cressingham Gardens community © Paul Coleman, London Intelligence 2015 |
 |
| Campaigners rallied around the cry 'Social Housing...Not Social Cleansing' © Paul Coleman, London Intelligence 2015 |
**
March for Homes (all above images)
© Paul Coleman, London Intelligence 2015
paullondon512@gmail.com
© Paul Coleman, London Intelligence, February 2015
No comments:
Post a Comment